Obstetrical device



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927 E. ODELL OBSTETRICAL DEVICE Filed D60. 22. 1925 INVENTOR WITNESSES4022 ATTORNEYS Patented Jan. 18 19 27 UNITED STATES EDWIN ODELL, OFCENTRAL CITY NEBRASKA.

OBSTETRICAL DEVICE.

Application filed December 22, 1925. Serial No. 77,012.

This invention relates to an obstetrical device and has for its objectto provide a device of this character which may be used to exert apowerful pull upon the baby to effect the delivery without injuring thebaby or the mother.

A device embodying the present invention employs a pair of separablehandle and carrier members and a pair of flexible gripping members whichare preferably soft but have the requisite degree of tensile strength.At their forward ends, the handle and carrier members are provided witheyes and through these eyes the flexible gripping members are threaded.The handle and carrier members are separately inserted on the oppositesides of the baby after the flexible gripping members are threadedtherein and after being inserted and properly positioned, the handle andcarrier member have their rearward portions brought into cooperativeengagement which results in transversely alining the eyes on oppositesides of the baby. As a result of this opposed relation of the eyes atthe forward end of the handle and carrier members, the gripping memberswhen drawn taut form encircling loops which firmly grip the baby withoutdanger of slipping and without injuring the baby or mother.

Other objects and advantages reside in certain novel features of theconstruction, arrangement and combination of parts, which will behereinafter more fully described and particularly pointed out in theappended claims, reference being had to the accompanying drawingsforming a part of the specification and in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view showing how the flexible members arethreaded through the eyes of the handle and carrier member.

Figure 2 is a plan View of the handle and carrier members alone, thegripping members being omitted.

Figure 3 is a fragmentary perspective view showing how the loops areformed, and

Figure 4 1s a similar view showing another form or variation of theinvention.

Referring to the drawings it will be seen that the obstetrical deviceembodying the present inventon includes a pair of separable handle andcarrier members designated generally at 1 and 2 and constructed of metalor other strong rigid material. The handle and carrier members are inmost respects of identical construction and consist of handle portionsdesignated at 3 and 4 respectively and shanks designated at 5 and 6respectively, the shanks having curved spanning portions 7 and 8respectively.

The curved spanning portions 7 and 8 termi-.

nate in eyes 9 and 10 respectively.

The eyes 9 and 10 are of identical. form and in one form of constructionhave their openings of triangular form, the Walls of the openings of theeyes being straight and being designated at 9, 9 and 9 and 10, 10 and 10respectively. In the form of the invention shown in Figures 1, 2 and 3the eyes are provided with entering slots 11 and 12 for the loops of theflexible grippers. In the form of the invention shown in Figure 4 theentering slots 11 and 12 are omitted and the eyes designated at 13 and14 present a one piece structure. The openings of the eyes 13 and 14 arepreferably round. As shown in Figure 2, the forward portions of the eyes9 and 10 are turned outwardly. The eyes 13 and 14 are likewise formed.

Flexible grippers designated generally at 15 and 16 are provided, theflexible grippers preferably being in the form of flat wide, textiletape which is soft and flexible and yet substantially inelasticlongitudinally as well as possessed of the requisite tensile strength.Other flexible material having the requisite tensile strength may alsobe employed. The grippers 15 and 16 have attaching loops 17 and 18respectively, the attaching loops 17 and 18 being en aged with the eyes9 and 10 respectively. n the form of the invention shown in Figure 1 theattaching loops are formed on the grippers prior to their associationwith the eyes. Each of the attaching loops may be formed by turning backan end portion of the tape making up a gripper upon the body of the tapeand stitching the extremity of such turned back end portions to the bodyof the tape. The attaching loops 15 and 16 so formed may be engaged withthe eyes 9 and 10 in the form of the invention shown in Figures 1, 2,and 3 by passing rtions of these attaching loops 17 an 18 through theentering slots 11 and 12 respectively. With the form of the inventionshown in Figure 4 the flexible gripper memhere may be in'the form ofbandages B and taut they will form encircling loops.

The preferred mode of threading is shown in Figure 1 and results in theformation of the encircling loops shown in Figure 3.

As illustrated in Figure 1 the free end of the flexible: gripper 16 iscarried back over the handle and carrier members, then curved around andextended back to a point opposite the eye 9, then threaded through theeyex9 and then extended back to the handle portion 4.. The flexiblegripper 1 5 is similarly positioned below the handle members and theextremity of the free end thereof is alsoheldby the operator or hisassistant.

After the flexible grippers are threaded through the eyes 9 and 10 inthis manner, the handle and carrier members 1 and 2 are separatelyinserted in the vagina and are properly positioned with respect to thehead of the baby. Then the handle portions 3 and 4- .are again broughttogether and the proper positioning of these handle portions relative toeach other is i-aciltated by virtue of the provision'of a pin 21 on thehandle portion 4E and a socket 22 in the handle portion 3 in which thepin 21 snugly fits. vThen the pin 21 is engaged in the socket 22 thehandle portions 3 and 4: are exactly opposite each other and since thehandle and carrier members are'identica'l the eyes 9 and 10 are alsoexactly opposite or transversely aline'd. Nowthen when the free ends ofthe flexible grippers are drawn taut the loops L and L which are formedfollow the position of these eyes and thus properly encircle and engagethe head of the baby.

I claim :v

1. An obstetrical device including a pair of separable handle andcarrier members of rigid construction and having eyes at their forwardends and flexible grippers, "each gripper having one end secured to aneye and being threaded through the other eye to form an encircling loop.

2. An obstetrical device including a pair of separable handle andcarrier members of rigid construction and having eyes at their forwardends and flexible grippers, each gripper having an attaching loop at oneend engaged withan eye and being threaded through the other eye to forman encircling .loop, said eyes having entering slots for the attachingloops.

3. An obstetrical device including a pair of separable handle andcarrier members of rigid construction and having eyes at their forwardsends and flexible grippers, each gripper having one end secured to aneye and being threaded through the other eye to form an encircling loop,said handle and carrierinembers having handle portions provided withmeans for alining the members and their eyes when the handle portionsare brought together.

4. An obstetrical device including a pair of separable handle andcarrier members of rigid construction and having eyes at their forwardends and flexible grippers, each gripper having one end secured to aneye and being threaded through the-ether eye to form an encircling loop,said handle and carrier members having handle portions provided withmeans for alining the members and their eyes when the handle portionsare brought together and consisting" of a pin on one handle portion, theother handle portion having a socket receiving said pin.

5. An obstetrical device comprising a pair of separable and unconnectedhandle and carrier members of rigid construction, the handle and carriermembers comprising similar handle portions and similarspa-nning portionsterminating in eyes, and a pair of flexible grippers threaded throughsaid eyes to provide encircling loops, the handle portion-s beingentirely separable to facilitate insertion and manipulation of eachmember, the handle portions when engaged and transversely alinedbringing the eyes into opposed relation.

EDWIN ODELL.

